Securities / Derivatives

Market Infrastructure

LME Defends March Decision to Cancel Nickel Trades

By Mark Johnston | 05/12/2022

The LME said a dozen of its members would have defaulted if it did not cancel the nickel trades in March 2022.

Securities / Derivatives

Euroclear to Link Global Investors to Korea Treasury Bonds

By Editors | 05/12/2022

Euroclear Bank and Korea Securities Depository will collaborate to provide international investors post trade access to Korea treasury bonds and monetary stabilisation bonds.

Securities / Derivatives

FSC Korea Outlines Plans to Require English Disclosures

By Editors | 05/12/2022

Listed companies with KRW 10 trillion in assets will have to issue English disclosures from 2024. Those with KRW 2 trillion in assets will follow suit from 2026.

Securities / Derivatives

Malaysia Extends Night Trading Session by Three Hours

By Editors | 05/12/2022

The After-Hours Trading session will end at 2.30am instead of 11.30pm for selected derivatives contracts, Bursa Malaysia Derivatives said.

ESG / Sustainability

Florida to Divest $2bn from BlackRock Over ESG Objections

By Editors | 05/12/2022

Florida CFO Jimmy Patronis describes BlackRock’s ESG strategy as a “social-engineering project” that has “nothing to do with maximizing returns”.

Securities / Derivatives

China Targets Investment Banking Controls at Securities Firms

By Editors | 04/12/2022

CSRC penalises multiple securities firms. New evaluation system will lead to more intense supervision of firms with lower-quality investment banking practices.

Securities / Derivatives

JPX Acquisition to Improve English Disclosures by Listed Companies

By Editors | 04/12/2022

JPXI will acquire SCRIPTS Asia, which creates English transcripts of investor events held by listed companies and distributes them to domestic and overseas investors.

Capital / Liquidity

HKFE Invites Firms to Support Development of FX Derivatives Market

By Editors | 04/12/2022

HKFE is seeking liquidity providers and market participants to support the development of liquidity in RMB and INR derivatives contracts.

Enforcement

US Financial Firms to Spend $18bn on Surveillance Tech This Year

By Editors | 03/12/2022

The increased spending comes after multiple financial firms were fined for failing to monitor and keep records on employees’ communications via messaging apps.